"I was simply taking advantage of the situation. Brother Shuo, your Foundation Establishment Curio, Sword, isn't suited for the first strike. Defense and counterattack are your forte. However, this Draw Thread divine ability mimics the changes of birth, aging, sickness, and death—the changing states of a person. It's less an attack and more an imposition of a state. That's why it didn't trigger Sword's counter."

Li Fan had won the bout, but his face showed no pride. Instead, he took the initiative to explain this to Shuo Feng.

Back when he was nurturing the Heaven-Earth Root of the Five Elements Grotto-Heavens, Li Fan had experienced becoming a body woven from thin threads, constantly pulled apart.

At the time, he'd grasped only a faint understanding...